SANTA CRUZ DE LA SIERRA (Interstat) — Nahuel Roldan scored in the 75th minute and Oriente Petrolero beat Blooming 1-0 on Sunday at Estadio Ramón Aguilera Costas in a match disrupted by six red cards and a long list of bookings. Roldan’s finish settled a contest that had been level until the closing stretch, and Oriente Petrolero protected the lead through the final minutes. The match was scoreless at halftime, but the dismissal of six players altered the game’s rhythm and left both benches to manage the final 45 minutes with limited options.

The game’s most important sequence came in first-half stoppage time. Oriente Petrolero’s Lopez F. was sent off in the 45+7 minute, and Roca D. and Bernal J. followed in the 45+8 minute. Blooming then lost Vila J., Gonzales J. and Spenhay R. in the 45+9 minute, leaving both teams with eight players. The flurry of dismissals followed an already physical first half that included yellow cards for Oriente Petrolero’s Lovera J. and Blooming’s Oliveros A. in the 27th minute, Blooming’s Gonzales J. in the 30th and Oriente Petrolero’s Torrez Suarez A. W. in the 45+5. The first-half bookings set the tone for a match that became increasingly difficult for the officials to control.

The cards continued after halftime. Blooming’s Abisab M. was booked in the 45+11, Paulucci C. in the 50th and Valverde J. in the 66th. Oriente Petrolero’s Perdomo O. was booked in the 65th, Herrera J. in the 71st and Florentin G. in the 82nd. Blooming’s Cabral M. received a yellow card in the 90+1. Herrera also recorded an assist, while Roldan’s goal was his team’s decisive contribution. The second half featured substitutions as both sides adjusted to the reduced numbers: Blooming brought on Centella G. and Cuasace G. at the 46th minute, and Oriente Petrolero introduced Flores J. at the 46th, Escobar J. at the 58th, Vaca L. at the 69th and Perdomo O. at the 81st. Blooming later used Justiniano E. and Valverde J. in the 86th.

Despite the sendings off, Oriente Petrolero found the goal it needed when Roldan struck in the 75th. The visitors’ defense, missing three players, held Blooming without a goal over the final quarter-hour and through stoppage time. Blooming pushed for an equalizer but could not convert, and Oriente Petrolero closed out the win. Roldan’s goal came after Oriente Petrolero had weathered Blooming’s pressure and made the most of a rare clear chance in the second half. The result moved Oriente Petrolero’s season record in this competition to 3 wins, no losses and 2 draws. Blooming’s record in this competition is now 1 win, 3 losses and 1 draw. Across all competitions, Oriente Petrolero is 5 wins, 3 losses and 3 draws. Blooming is 1 win, 6 losses and 2 draws.

Oriente Petrolero’s previous form had included a 5-1 loss at Nacional Potosi and a 1-1 home draw against Aurora, but the win provided a better result. Blooming entered after a 2-1 win at Tomayapo and a 2-1 loss at GV San Jose. The home side could not carry that scoring touch into Sunday, finishing without a goal despite the match opening up after the red cards. Blooming’s recent results had included wins and losses, and the home side could not find a finishing touch in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. The game’s disciplinary toll was severe, with 11 yellow cards and six red cards.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Blooming 2, Oriente Petrolero 2. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Blooming with a 68.1 percent probability to win. Oriente Petrolero had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.25. The total score of 1 went over the over/under line of 2.5.